This Little Hen Went To Town ~ Part 1
What are people talking about north of the border? Why, hens of course… and not just any hen; urban hen. A public discussion has begun in some Montreal neighborhoods regarding the possibility of allowing residents to own and raise hens. Seeing hens on the street or in a neighbor’s backyard in rural areas is not … Read More
Posted onWhere There is Smoke…
Napoleon and I stood over a two-foot deep crater in the snow. It was still smoldering, more than twelve hours after the incident. I laughed, but knew it was really not funny. It all began with a house-sitting gig in a three story building. I lived alone with Napoleon, my gorgeous, but neurotic Dalmatian and … Read More
Posted onMany Voices – One Vision
I recently asked all Pall Spera Agents: “What do you bring to your practice that you feel is of most value to your clients?” I imagined that individuals with various degrees of experience and diverse backgrounds might have widely different perspectives. Interestingly, this is not where I noticed the most variations. From the short … Read More
Posted onOf One Accord
“The most interesting agricultural experiment in the country is taking place in a small Vermont town where many of its citizens eat solely from foods produced by their neighbors.” This headline appears in the July/August issue of the Yankee Magazine. Located on Route 15, north of Stowe, Hardwick is a small community (population 3,200) with … Read More
Posted onLet’s Get Technical: Home Inspection
Ha! The dreaded home inspection! A little mold is normal in a 30-year-old house, right? How do I know what sort of faucet the new owners will want? Can they not replace the leaky one themselves when they get here? Selling a home is a bit like revealing family secrets. As honest as we are, … Read More
Posted onPath-ology
Saturday was a pleasant day. Warm, yet not the sort of heat we had endured lately. A friend of mine and I decided to walk on the Stowe Recreation Path. How the trees have grown since I was last there! Life has a way of taking us away from familiar settings and back to them … Read More
Posted onJames T. Kirk’s Cell Phone
Did you know that, except for insect-feeding creatures, humans are one of the rare species that actually pay attention to anything above head? While predators are mostly concerned with what takes place at ground level or in their immediate surroundings, preys focus mainly on the horizon. We, on the other hand, may look around, and … Read More
Posted onBeyond the Backyard
Once in a while, more often if fortunate enough, one comes across a sentence or paragraph that, out of an entire book, speaks the loudest. It usually speaks so loud because it fits the circumstances at hand to absolute perfection, or it is the very thing you needed to hear in order to shift your … Read More
Posted onQuaint?!
A quick visit to the Go Stowe Events Calendar reveals a list of 38 activities for the month of July alone. Stowe has long been a community that offers an amazing range of cultural, sports and leisure venues to visitors and residents alike. What is especially interesting about the Stowe community, and the activities available … Read More
Posted onIt’s Hotter Than…
It’s a hotter than a night in Vegas with a side of Habanero sauce! If you happen to be the green-inclined, air-conditioning bashing type, that is pretty hot indeed. Over the past several days, I have tried every possible strategy to take full and successful advantage of portable fans to ensure my feline daughter and … Read More
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